ROME, Apr 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – The COVID-19 pandemic claimed over 25,000 lives in locked-down Italy, bringing the total number of active infections, fatalities and recoveries so far to 187,327, according to the latest data, released by the country’s Civil Protection Department.
Wednesday saw 437 new deaths, bringing the total to 25,085 fatalities, since the pandemic first broke out in the Lombardy region on Feb 21.
The active infections stood at 107,699, which is 10 lower than Tuesday. It was the third consecutive daily drop in the number of active infections. A positive trend was also confirmed in the number of patients hospitalised.
Of those infected, 2,384 are in intensive care, down by 87 compared to Tuesday, while 23,805 are hospitalised in normal wards, down by 329. The rest, or 75.7 percent, are in isolation at home.
In related news, the number of doctors who died from the infections grew to 144, after two more fatalities were registered in the last 24 hours, the National Federation of Orders of Surgeons and Dentists (FNOMCeO) said.
